ENGLISH: The dumpling search continues… A place where gluttony doesn’t effect your waist (or wallet) is Vanessa’s Dumpling House (118 Eldridge St, at Broome St) in Chinatown. We have an excellent dumpling place in our building, but they don’t quite level Vanessa’s steamed veggie ones. More importantly, they don’t have things like “sour & spicy cucumber”, seaweed salad and edamamebeans. At Vanessa’s you can also get fruit smoothies and bubble tea (?) which I haven’t tried yet. It’s crowded, noisy, hot and smelly – but when you finally get your little tray it’s pure food bliss. When Olof and Sofia were here we had a full meal for 15 bucks – all together.